TEDDINGTON SATURDAY MARKET RECEIVES COUNCIL GREEN LIGHT
The Saturday once-a-month market in the car park of the King’s Head pub in Teddington has been given the go ahead, just 24 hours after Teddington Town exclusively revealed the exciting news of the plans.
Ted’s Market, which will include up to seven traders selling cheese, bread and pastries, fish, meat, homemade soups and pies, fruit and veg and a deli, will be held on the last Saturday of every month, hopefully launching on Saturday October 26th.
Bacon and sausage baps maybe available for early visitors supplied by Pick’s Organic Farm and the first 100 will be given a free tote bag (as pictured)
It will cause a minimum of disruption and noise for nearby residents by setting up at 8am and running from 9am until 2pm and dismantling by 3pm.
The market operator, Jack Pass, said: “I’m really delighted that we have been given the go ahead for the Saturday market, I have been overwhelmed by the scale of support from the community and I am sure it will be very popular – it seems perfect timing for all parties.
“The people of Teddington have a fantastic reputation for supporting new initiatives which benefit the broader community and I hope we can provide something which is a little bit different and of first class quality and value.”
The proposal to Richmond Borough Council stated: “A new, fun, vibrant food market taking place on the last Saturday of each month.
It added: “he timings of the market are designed to be user-friendly for the local community and restrict any noise to daytime only. We have instructed all traders that they are not allowed to play any music, as signed in their trader agreement form.
“We are very limited on space, so with 6 traders only, we should not see a huge noise increase to the High Street.
“As form of a management plan, a member of Ted’s Market will always be on site for the setting up, and working in conjunction with the General Manager of the pub to oversee the running of
the market.
“It is very hard to anticipate the number of visitors to the market without having put this event together before, but we should be expecting in the region of 500 local residents over the course of the day. We can update this number accordingly.
“We will have regular traders and a few guest traders throughout the year, depending on space available. The regular traders consist of Olivier’s Bakery (French bread, pastries, brownies, cakes), Wild Fish Project (fish and shellfish from Dorset), Wild Country Organics (organic fruit and vegetables from an organic farm in Cambridge), Lorna’s Indian Kitchen (‘finish at home’ curries and samosas), Ralphs (deli and tapenade items), and French Comte (cheeses and charcuterie).
“Some guest traders will include food such as olive oils, soups, olives, coffee and cakes, amongst others.
“As the organiser of this market, we want to build something sustainable and popular for the local community, as well as successful for our traders We have set a 5-year period for this market to run, but hopefully can extend this.